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									Saturday, September 27, 2025
								
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									I had no disease pressure from the soil this year which was an improvement over previous years.  If you can rotate fields, or take a year off from growing, I highly recommend soil solarization.  Unfortunately to do this right you need to have the growing area covered in clear plastic during the middle of summer.  I also rotated a soil drench of Terragrow and RootShield Plus through the drip irrigation.   The oldest leaves of the plant are starting to show their age at this point. I am going to let a few porch pumpkins grow for a couple more weeks after I harvest the pumpkin at the end of next week.
								
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